title: One-pot direct C-H arylation of arenes in water catalysed by RuCl3·nH2O-NaOAc in the presence of Zn.
abstract: The inexpensive and commercially available catalytic system RuCl3·nH2O-NaOAc-Zn is active in water for the direct C-H arylation of arenes with aryl/heteroaryl chlorides. The reaction can be accelerated by the use of microwave irradiation and can also be scaled up to a multi-gram scale with excellent isolated yields.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Química Organometálica y Catálisis (Unidad Asociada al CSIC), Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica "Enrique Moles" Universidad de Oviedo, E-33071 Oviedo, Spain. jgh@uniovi.es.
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Adrio
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gimeno
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vicent